Memorial

Altrincham And Dunham Massey

St Margarets Rd Altrincham Memorial

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Current Location

Opposite St Margarets Church, Memorial Garden, Corner Of Dunham Road (A56) And St Margarets Road, Altrincham, Trafford, Greater Manchester, WA14 2AT, England

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SJ 75968 87754

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 10663
Description: Celtic cross with flat interlacing decoration on tall shaft, surmounting a small base and an octagonal dais. Surrounding the memorial on six sides is a low wall. The names are on bronze plaques affixed to the wall. The memorial is accessed via three stone steps from ground level on two sides. A free-standing, glass-fronted case at the rear of the war memorial contained a copy of a memorial list of men from chapel St Altrincham who joined the armed forces in WWI. 161 men joined from 66 houses, of whom 29 died either during or shortly after the war. The case, however, was removed by the Council, as the list of names had faded. The original list is displayed in Altrincham Town Hall
Inscription: NORTH: THEIR GLORY/ SHALL NOT/ BE BLOTTED OUT/ THEIR NAME/ LIVETH FOR EVERMORE. SOUTH: ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF/ ALTRINCHAM AND/ DUNHAM MASSEY/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR, 1914-1918/ SACRED ALSO/ TO THE NAMES OF THOSE/ WHO FELL IN THE SECOND/ WORLD WAR 1939-1945 OUTSIDE WALL:TO THE ENDURING MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR GOD AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR, 1914-1918 / (NAMES) (EXACT LINE SPACING UNKNOWN)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 393
Died: 393
Information shown: surname,decorations
Order of names: surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)

Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: surname, forenames, decorations
Additional Information: This is Edward K Bradbury

History

Maker(s): MR GEORGE FAULKNER ARMITAGE, Designer
Costs: £1500
Sponsor Type: public
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: The land for the memorial garden was donated by the Earl of Stafford in 1948.

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Altrincham And Dunham Massey

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Altrincham And Dunham Massey

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